Chapter 12: The Third Round!

Author's note: Please don't kill me after you read this!

'THIS IS INJUSTICE!" Aedion bellowed.

"Come on, you're being dramatic. CHILL Aed," Lys rolled her eyes.

"Oh, really? 'Cause you want to know what I see? I see a clear shot at Ianthe, that whore winning. And my queen being humiliated. I won't tolerate that. Nope, I refuse to-"

Aedion was cut off from his ranting by Lys's hand, slapping him. Loud and clear.

At this point, Rowan was snickering like an idiot on drugs and was stopped by Aelin punching him in the gut.

Over Rowan's gagging Aelin sighed and said, "It doesn't matter. 'Cause I'll win no matter what."

Aelin looked up at her pole which she would have to climb. It was skyscraper compared to the tiny houses below it. She looked at the weights she would have to carry while climbing. 90 pounders compared to the 30 pounders.

There was no doubt that Ianthe had probably seduced the teacher into doing this. But Ianthe had her tricks, and she had hers.

And there was no way Aelin Ashryver Galathynius could let Ianthe win.

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There was chatter in the classroom and everyone was in their seats. Everyone hoping to squeeze some information out of each other. Aelin got up and walked to the teacher's desk.

Aelin leaned over, a bit too close for comfort and whispered in the teacher's ear, "I think you should let Ianthe climb my pole Mr. Iscurrentlycheatingonwifeandcarriesillegaldrugs

The teacher's eyes widened. Aelin pulled back winked. And blew a kiss.

It was no surprise when Ianthe broke one of her ribs as she failed at attempting to lift the 90 pounders.

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Aelin would never in a million years admit it, but the friendly competition that gleamed in Rowan's eyes made her heart race a bit faster.

Aelin hooked the weights on either side of her arm. She thought that her classmates would be grunting at this point, but all seemed well. These aren't normal people, she reminded herself. These were strong, well-trained fighters.

But, she wasn't intimidated, not when she had her court beside her. Rowan gave her a reassuring smile. When I win, no hard feelings.

Like that's gonna happen.

"WE GET IT! You're in love. Ugh! I think I'm gonna barf," Aedion gagged.

Lys rolled her eyes and smacked him, hard, on the head.

Aelin smiled, her family, that's what this was.

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The whistle cut through the air and shuffling began. Aelin grunted as she made her way up. She couldn't afford to worry about what the others were doing. Not when she was so high up, and one slip could be life-threatening. So she focused ahead. Making sure to move her hands and legs in a repeated pattern.

So simple, it seemed, but deadly and painful if screwed up.

Aelin gripped the edge of the pole and heaved herself up. She slowly let herself sit on top. And looked around. She looked to her left, no one was up there, YES! She could hardly contain her excitement. But if she wanted to get off the damn pole without breaking something, she would need to.

She looked to her right and found Rowan sitting there.

Picking his nails, and smirking at her.

"Hello, second."

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Despite planning how she was going to kick his balls later, Aelin found herself smirking back. He worked hard for it. He deserved it. If she wasn't going to win, she would rattle the stars to make sure her family did.

Together, to whatever end.

All was lost when from the corner of her eye, she saw the person to Rowan's right, Elide, lose her grip at the top and scream.

Aelin and Rowan made a move to get her, so did Aedion and Lys, who were now at the top. But they all quickly realized, if they did, they would fall too.

The teacher was on the other side and there would be no help.

Elide's scream was the only thing that was heard. She swung her arms and legs as she continued falling. There was pure panic and realization on her face. The weights slide off her arms and clashed onto the ground.

Where she soon crashed with them.

Author's note: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I'm so evil! I'm literally smiling like a bad person. I can't wait to see how you all will react.

It's kind of boring just to have Rowaelin, so I am going to add more POV's. I'm going to add Elorcan and maybe Manorian.

Reasoning: THEY'RE SO FREAKING CUTE!

Come on guys! Forgive Lorcan! Sure he royally screwed up, but he's new to this whole feelings thing.

Anyway… (Still cackling and smiling like the terrible person I am. Now all I need is a dark room and a blood red spinny chair)

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